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2014 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
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Product: 20148008844
2014 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

This is wonderful wine. It is hard to explain, but despite such a dominance of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, Bruno Borie and his team have managed to create a wine of purity, poise, elegance and charm. The Super Seconds have performed very well this year and Ch. Ducru Beaucaillou is a dominant part of that. Lots of dark fruit appears on the palate, perhaps not cassis, but certainly plum and cherry, followed up by a spicy, creamy finish. The tannins are ripe, but in no way over-ripe. This is another exceptional wine from a great property. The persistence of the finish is awe-inspiring. Delicious, approachable early, but will surely reward cellaring too.

90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2014
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

About this wine

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a St-Julien property that today is one of the leading Super Seconds. It is owned by the Borie family and is situated in the south-east of the St-Julien appellation. Ducru-Beaucaillou's 50 hectares of vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 5% and Petit Verdot 5%) lie on deep, large-stone gravel beds enriched with alluvial soil deposits and with a high clay content. The wines are matured in oak barriques (50-60% new) for 18 months. For many, Ducru-Beaucaillou is the quintessential St-Julien - deep-coloured, powerful, ripe, exquisitely well-balanced and perfectly harmonious. It requires a minimum of 10 years of bottle ageing before it should be approached and the best vintages will continue improving for many more years. Ducru-Beaucaillou is classified as a 2ème Cru Classé.
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Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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